Let's get this party started....sleep is overrated! Lakers GDT

[BizarroJerry [enjin:6592520]]

Freakin awesome game I got to watch last night. Rubio's shot was obviously falling but the confidence in taking that shot off the pick was sweet. His changing of speed and attacking the rim was amazing. I know it's only 1 game, but suck on that Rubio haters. Great team comeback, i thought the game was over midway through the second quarter. Lakers aren't that bad, they have good guards and good shooters. But like others said, Wiggins was terrible on offense last night, but he shut down Kobe at the end and we won.

Go Wolves!

[Carlos Danger]

One thing that Rubio has improved every year that is pretty significant is his taking care of the ball. It kinda bugged me one preseason game when an announcer said how he had too many turnovers. A pure passing PG that makes passes at times nobody else can make averaged less than 3 turnovers a game the last 2 years and it's too many? No

He could have had a few more assists last night too. I haven't finished watching all the game yet, but I did see one half court outlet over the shoulder to Prince that was like Brady to Gronkowski. Just absolutely perfect. Prince flubbed the layup but was fouled, so it still led to points.

Every PG in the league, heck every good player in the league, makes good passes that don't get the assist because of fouls, missed shots, et al.

Thanks for chiming in Captain Obvious. But my point still stands. Rubio had some terrific passes last night that won't show up in the box score. And the example I provided fit with what Monster stated (which is why I piggy backed on his post) about passes few guys can make. It didn't turn into an assist. But it was still a great pass which directly led to points. That's about as good as I've seen Rubio play.

[bleedspeed]

I didn't see this.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/julius-randle-kevin-garnett-scuffle_56322ff5e4b0c66bae5b372c?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

[longstrangetrip [enjin:6600564]]

I didn't see this.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/julius-randle-kevin-garnett-scuffle_56322ff5e4b0c66bae5b372c?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

Ha! I assume you're talking about the inbound pass off KG's back. I didn't see it either, but I kind of like it. I like the young guy showing the HOFer that he's not going to take any crap, and can dish just as much out.

I do think KG got in Randle's head though. Randle maybe won the battle, but KG won the war. And the game.

Could be fun to watch these two guys the rest of the year!

[60WinTim]

I saw a couple comments about this being "two bad teams". But the Lakers look better to me than I thought they would. I prefer to think of these two teams as mediocre, but looking to improve over the course of the season.

[AbeVigodaLive]

One thing that Rubio has improved every year that is pretty significant is his taking care of the ball. It kinda bugged me one preseason game when an announcer said how he had too many turnovers. A pure passing PG that makes passes at times nobody else can make averaged less than 3 turnovers a game the last 2 years and it's too many? No

He could have had a few more assists last night too. I haven't finished watching all the game yet, but I did see one half court outlet over the shoulder to Prince that was like Brady to Gronkowski. Just absolutely perfect. Prince flubbed the layup but was fouled, so it still led to points.

Every PG in the league, heck every good player in the league, makes good passes that don't get the assist because of fouls, missed shots, et al.

Thanks for chiming in Captain Obvious. But my point still stands. Rubio had some terrific passes last night that won't show up in the box score. And the example I provided fit with what Monster stated (which is why I piggy backed on his post) about passes few guys can make. It didn't turn into an assist. But it was still a great pass which directly led to points. That's about as good as I've seen Rubio play.

My point was that we've been hearing about Rubio getting screwed out of assists for 4+ years now. It happens to everybody regularly and evens out over time. No reason to repeatedly talk about all of his "could-a-been" assists time after time after time.

[Monster]

42 pages of posts... holy shitballs! OK. I get to chime in now:

- Rubio was fantastic. Wonderful game. He took command. Took shots with confidence and made those shots. Also finished better than he has in the past. Also played solid D, which we expect. All NBA type of performance.

- Towns. I'm not known as a Wolves optimist. But, damn. He's fluid, but not in the Mark Blount-let-me-stand-over-here-away-from-the-fray-and-launch-jumpers-while-counting-my-money sort of way. Not a perfect performance, but nobody expected that. I'm impressed. I'm eager to see more.

- Wiggins. Ummm... I don't want to say anything negative or run the risk of starting a 2,358 page thread. But I've heard he was ailing a bit. Maybe that was part of it.

- Garnett. Helpful... when he's on the court. He'll be sitting more than playing this season though.

- Kevin Martin. Obviously, he can score. Obviously, the Wolves need him to score. But, there's going to be some ugly nights. (and some good ones) I guess everybody just has to live with it going in. Martin knows he's out there for one reason... and seems intent on living up to that. The final offensive set for MN was beyond terrible. A clearout for Martin to launch a 21 foot contested jumper? They need to work on that. He's not that type of player. Hopefully, Mitchell isn't that type of coach.

- LaVine. He'll entice. Entertain. Disappoint. Frustrate. Excite. All in the same game... usually every game. I still contend his NBA future is as that combo guard off the bench you bring in to impact the game immediately. Maybe not Gerald Green v.2.0... but we can "hope" for Jamal Crawford v.2.0. Basically, the Wolves version of Lou Williams. Oh, his defense remains terrible.

- Dieng. Not super impactful tonight. But I think he's still ready to be one of the Wolves most consistently capable players this season.

- Bjelica. For not seeing the guy play before... it felt pretty close to what I expected. The guy isn't a game-changer when he's out there. But he's also not out of his element either. He seems to be a legit NBA player who can help by doing several things. Glad he's here.

- Prince. That boxscore will be the norm. Low minutes. Mostly 1s, 2s, and 0s across it.

- Payne. Only played 3+ minutes. Still annoyed me during that time.

- These teams are not good. I got a kick out of Jalen Rose on the ESPN broadcast. He could barely (actually, he couldn't) hide his disdain for covering this game. He admitted the only reason it was on was because of Kobe Bryant (the #1 and #2 didn't hurt either). And the look he gave Sage Steele when she asked if either team was a "playoff team" was awesome. No sugarcoating it. No appeasing the local audiences watching. No covering up for a dumb question by a colleague. He just glared at her before getting up and leaving to draw attention to the absurdity of the question.

- Good win on the road vs. a team near the same level.

- Damn. Rubio was really really good last night.

Yeah I like Jalen because he doesn't BS and he also knows his job is entertainment though. I miss him and Bill Simmons together that was some good stuff. Jalen has an interesting perspective on a lot of things. He has his hot takes but he has some unique insight I value and he can be quite funny. He can also be annoying too but I'll take the good and bad with him.

[BizarroJerry [enjin:6592520]]

I saw a couple comments about this being "two bad teams". But the Lakers look better to me than I thought they would. I prefer to think of these two teams as mediocre, but looking to improve over the course of the season.

Agreed Doug, they're not that bad. I like that KG is our "enforcer", well, until Q's letters to Jeff Adrien result in a signing later this year.

[Coolbreeze44]

KG is about as far from being an "enforcer" as you can get. Quite frankly, he's a pussy.

[Carlos Danger]

My point was that we've been hearing about Rubio getting screwed out of assists for 4+ years now. It happens to everybody regularly and evens out over time. No reason to repeatedly talk about all of his "could-a-been" assists time after time after time.

I haven't seen a lot of people going over board with "repeatedly talking about could a been assists time after time" myself. Perhaps it's just a soft spot for you. I don't see anything wrong with pointing out a beautiful pass/muffed basket like his one to Prince last night. The context was a discussion of Rubio's great night - so it seemed appropriate to note considering many might not have watched the game.